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Document 62020CA0652

Case C-652/20: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 30 June 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Bucureşti — Romania) — HW, ZF, MZ v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Jurisdiction in insurance matters — Article 11(1)(b) — Action brought by the policyholder, the insured person or a beneficiary — Possibility of bringing proceedings against the insurer before a court of the place where the person bringing the claim is domiciled — Determination of the international and territorial jurisdiction of a court of a Member State — Article 13(2) — Direct action brought by the injured party against the insurer — Insurer domiciled in a Member State with an establishment in another Member State sued in the court of the place where that establishment is situated)

OJ C 318, 22.8.2022, p. 4–4 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

22.8.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 318/4


Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 30 June 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Bucureşti — Romania) — HW, ZF, MZ v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG

(Case C-652/20) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 - Jurisdiction in insurance matters - Article 11(1)(b) - Action brought by the policyholder, the insured person or a beneficiary - Possibility of bringing proceedings against the insurer before a court of the place where the person bringing the claim is domiciled - Determination of the international and territorial jurisdiction of a court of a Member State - Article 13(2) - Direct action brought by the injured party against the insurer - Insurer domiciled in a Member State with an establishment in another Member State sued in the court of the place where that establishment is situated)

(2022/C 318/04)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Tribunalul Bucureşti

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: HW, ZF, MZ

Defendant: Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG

Operative part of the judgment

Article 11(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters must be interpreted as meaning that, where that provision is applicable, it determines both the international jurisdiction and the territorial jurisdiction of the court of a Member State within whose jurisdiction the person bringing the claim is domiciled.


(1)  OJ C 88, 15.3.2021.


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